Nehemiah 2:10 When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about this, they were very upset, angry that anyone would come to look after the interests...

2:10 MSG

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The Message - When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about this, they were very upset, angry that anyone would come to look after the interests of the People of Israel.
新标点和合本 - 和伦人参巴拉，并为奴的亚扪人多比雅，听见有人来为以色列人求好处，就甚恼怒。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 和伦人参巴拉和作臣仆的亚扪人多比雅，听见有人来为以色列人争取利益，就很恼怒。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 和伦人参巴拉和作臣仆的亚扪人多比雅，听见有人来为以色列人争取利益，就很恼怒。
当代译本 - 和伦人参巴拉和官长亚扪人多比雅听到有人来帮以色列人谋求好处，非常不悦。
圣经新译本 - 和伦人参巴拉和作臣仆的亚扪人多比雅听见有人来到，要为以色列求利益，他们就非常恼怒。
中文标准译本 - 但贺伦人叁巴拉和作官的亚扪人托比亚听说了，就因有人来为以色列人谋福利而极其恼恨。
现代标点和合本 - 和伦人参巴拉并为奴的亚扪人多比雅听见有人来为以色列人求好处，就甚恼怒。
和合本（拼音版） - 和伦人参巴拉，并为奴的亚扪人多比雅，听见有人来为以色列人求好处，就甚恼怒。
New International Version - When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about this, they were very much disturbed that someone had come to promote the welfare of the Israelites.
New International Reader's Version - Sanballat and Tobiah heard about what was happening. Sanballat was a Horonite. Tobiah was an official from Ammon. They were very upset that someone had come to help the Israelites.
English Standard Version - But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite servant heard this, it displeased them greatly that someone had come to seek the welfare of the people of Israel.
New Living Translation - But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard of my arrival, they were very displeased that someone had come to help the people of Israel.
Christian Standard Bible - When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard that someone had come to pursue the prosperity of the Israelites, they were greatly displeased.
New American Standard Bible - And when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about it, it was very displeasing to them that someone had come to seek the welfare of the sons of Israel.
New King James Version - When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard of it, they were deeply disturbed that a man had come to seek the well-being of the children of Israel.
Amplified Bible - When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard this, it caused them great displeasure that someone had come to see about the welfare and prosperity of the Israelites.
American Standard Version - And when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly, for that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.
King James Version - When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.
New English Translation - When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard all this, they were very displeased that someone had come to seek benefit for the Israelites.
World English Bible - When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly, because a man had come to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.
新標點和合本 - 和倫人參巴拉，並為奴的亞捫人多比雅，聽見有人來為以色列人求好處，就甚惱怒。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 和倫人參巴拉和作臣僕的亞捫人多比雅，聽見有人來為以色列人爭取利益，就很惱怒。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 和倫人參巴拉和作臣僕的亞捫人多比雅，聽見有人來為以色列人爭取利益，就很惱怒。
當代譯本 - 和倫人參巴拉和官長亞捫人多比雅聽到有人來幫以色列人謀求好處，非常不悅。
聖經新譯本 - 和倫人參巴拉和作臣僕的亞捫人多比雅聽見有人來到，要為以色列求利益，他們就非常惱怒。
呂振中譯本 - 和倫人參巴拉和為奴的亞捫人多比雅聽見了這事，就大大不高興有人來為以色列人謀求福利。
中文標準譯本 - 但賀倫人叁巴拉和作官的亞捫人托比亞聽說了，就因有人來為以色列人謀福利而極其惱恨。
現代標點和合本 - 和倫人參巴拉並為奴的亞捫人多比雅聽見有人來為以色列人求好處，就甚惱怒。
文理和合譯本 - 和倫人參巴拉、亞捫人臣僕多比雅、聞有人至、欲裨益以色列族、則憂甚、
文理委辦譯本 - 和倫人撒八拉、亞捫人曾為僕人之多比、聞有人撫綏以色列族、則懷殷憂。
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 和倫人參巴拉、亞捫人曾為奴者多比雅、聞有人來、欲助以色列人、使之復興、則甚不悅、
Nueva Versión Internacional - Pero, al oír que alguien había llegado a ayudar a los israelitas, Sambalat el horonita y Tobías el siervo amonita se disgustaron mucho.
현대인의 성경 - 그러나 호론 사람 산발랏과 정부 관리가 된 암몬 사람 도비야가 이스라엘 사람의 복지를 위해 일할 사람이 온다는 말을 듣고 대단히 격분하였다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Когда хоронитянин Санбаллат и аммонитский вельможа Товия услышали об этом, они были крайне возмущены, что кто-то пришел заботиться о благе израильтян.
Восточный перевод - Когда хоронитянин Санбаллат и аммонитский вельможа Товия услышали об этом, они были крайне возмущены, что кто-то пришёл заботиться о благе исраильтян.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Когда хоронитянин Санбаллат и аммонитский вельможа Товия услышали об этом, они были крайне возмущены, что кто-то пришёл заботиться о благе исраильтян.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Когда хоронитянин Санбаллат и аммонитский вельможа Товия услышали об этом, они были крайне возмущены, что кто-то пришёл заботиться о благе исроильтян.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Quand Sanballat, le Horonite, et Tobiya, le fonctionnaire ammonite , apprirent mon arrivée, ils furent très mécontents que quelqu’un soit venu pour œuvrer au bien des Israélites.
リビングバイブル - ところが、私がユーフラテス川の西の地方に来たことを知り、腹を立てた人物がいました。ホロン人サヌバラテと、アモン人の役人トビヤです。この二人は、イスラエルに手を貸そうとする者の存在が許せなかったのです。
Nova Versão Internacional - Sambalate, o horonita, e Tobias, o oficial amonita, ficaram muito irritados quando viram que havia gente interessada no bem dos israelitas.
Hoffnung für alle - Der Statthalter Sanballat aus Bet-Horon und Tobija, sein Beauftragter für die Provinz Ammon, wurden zornig, als sie hörten, dass jemand den Israeliten helfen wollte.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Nhưng San-ba-lát, người Hô-rôn và Tô-bia, là đầy tớ Am-môn, nghe tôi đến thì tỏ vẻ rất bất bình, vì thấy có người muốn giúp cho Ít-ra-ên hưng thịnh.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - เมื่อสันบาลลัทชาวโฮโรนาอิมและโทบียาห์ข้าราชการชาวอัมโมนได้ยินเรื่องนี้ก็ไม่พอใจที่มีคนมาส่งเสริมสวัสดิภาพของชนอิสราเอล
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - แต่เมื่อสันบาลลัทชาวโฮโรน และโทบียาห์เจ้าหน้าที่ชาวอัมโมน ทราบเรื่องนี้ จึงไม่พอใจเป็นอย่างยิ่ง ที่มีคนเข้ามาสนใจทุกข์สุขของชาวอิสราเอล

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Nehemiah 13:1 - Also on that same day there was a reading from the Book of Moses in the hearing of the people. It was found written there that no Ammonite or Moabite was permitted to enter the congregation of God, because they hadn’t welcomed the People of Israel with food and drink; they even hired Balaam to work against them by cursing them, but our God turned the curse into a blessing. When they heard the reading of The Revelation, they excluded all foreigners from Israel. * * *
Psalms 122:6 - Pray for Jerusalem’s peace! Prosperity to all you Jerusalem-lovers! Friendly insiders, get along! Hostile outsiders, keep your distance! For the sake of my family and friends, I say it again: live in peace! For the sake of the house of our God, God, I’ll do my very best for you.
Numbers 22:4 - Moab spoke to the leaders of Midian: “Look, this mob is going to clean us out—a bunch of crows picking a carcass clean.” Balak son of Zippor, who was king of Moab at that time, sent emissaries to get Balaam son of Beor, who lived at Pethor on the banks of the Euphrates River, his homeland.
Acts 5:24 - The chief of the Temple police and the high priests were puzzled. “What’s going on here anyway?”
Jeremiah 48:34 - “Heshbon and Elealeh will cry out, and the people in Jahaz will hear the cries. They will hear them all the way from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah. Even the waters of Nimrim will be dried up.
Ezra 4:4 - So these people started beating down the morale of the people of Judah, harassing them as they built. They even hired propagandists to sap their resolve. They kept this up for about fifteen years, throughout the lifetime of Cyrus king of Persia and on into the reign of Darius king of Persia.
Ezra 4:6 - In fact, in the reign of Xerxes, at the beginning of his reign, they wrote an accusation against those living in Judah and Jerusalem.
Ezra 4:7 - Again later, in the time of Artaxerxes, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and their associates wrote regarding the Jerusalem business to Artaxerxes king of Persia. The letter was written in Aramaic and translated. (What follows is written in Aramaic.)
Ezra 4:8 - Rehum the commanding officer and Shimshai the secretary wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king as follows: From: Rehum the commanding officer and Shimshai the secretary, backed by the rest of their associates, the judges and officials over the people from Tripolis, Persia, Erech, and Babylon, Elamites of Susa, and all the others whom the great and honorable Ashurbanipal deported and settled in the city of Samaria and other places in the land across the Euphrates. (This is the copy of the letter they sent to him.) To: King Artaxerxes from your servants from the land across the Euphrates. We are here to inform the king that the Jews who came from you to us have arrived in Jerusalem and have set about rebuilding that rebellious and evil city. They are busy at work finishing the walls and rebuilding the foundations. The king needs to know that once that city is rebuilt and the wall completed they will no longer pay a penny of tribute, tax, or duty. The royal treasury will feel the loss. We’re loyal to the king and cannot sit idly by while our king is being insulted—that’s why we are passing this information on. We suggest that you look into the court records of your ancestors; you’ll learn from those books that that city is a rebellious city, a thorn in the side to kings and provinces, a historic center of unrest and revolt. That’s why the city was wiped out. We are letting the king know that if that city gets rebuilt and its walls restored, you’ll end up with nothing in your province beyond the Euphrates.
Ezra 4:17 - The king sent his reply to Rehum the commanding officer, Shimshai the secretary, and the rest of their associates who lived in Samaria and other places beyond the Euphrates. Peace be with you. The letter that you sent has been translated and read to me. I gave orders to search the records, and sure enough it turns out that this city has revolted against kings time and again—rebellion is an old story there. I find that they’ve had their share of strong kings who have taken over beyond the Euphrates and exacted taxes, tribute, and duty. So do this: Order these men to stop work immediately—not a lick of rebuilding in that city unless I order it. Act quickly and firmly; they’ve done enough damage to kings!
Ezra 4:23 - The letter of King Artaxerxes was read to Rehum and Shimshai the secretary and their associates. They lost no time. They went to the Jews in Jerusalem and made them quit work.
Isaiah 15:5 - Oh, how I grieve for Moab! Refugees stream to Zoar and then on to Eglath-shelishiyah. Up the slopes of Luhith they weep; on the road to Horonaim they cry their loss. The springs of Nimrim are dried up— grass brown, buds stunted, nothing grows. They leave, carrying all their possessions on their backs, everything they own, Making their way as best they can across Willow Creek to safety. Poignant cries reverberate all through Moab, Gut-wrenching sobs as far as Eglaim, heart-racking sobs all the way to Beer-elim. The banks of the Dibon crest with blood, but God has worse in store for Dibon: A lion—a lion to finish off the fugitives, to clean up whoever’s left in the land.
Nehemiah 4:1 - When Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall he exploded in anger, vilifying the Jews. In the company of his Samaritan cronies and military he let loose: “What are these miserable Jews doing? Do they think they can get everything back to normal overnight? Make building stones out of make-believe?”
Nehemiah 4:3 - At his side, Tobiah the Ammonite jumped in and said, “That’s right! What do they think they’re building? Why, if a fox climbed that wall, it would fall to pieces under his weight.” * * *
Proverbs 27:4 - We’re blasted by anger and swamped by rage, but who can survive jealousy?
Acts 19:27 - “Not only is our little business in danger of falling apart, but the temple of our famous goddess Artemis will certainly end up a pile of rubble as her glorious reputation fades to nothing. And this is no mere local matter—the whole world worships our Artemis!”
Nehemiah 13:4 - Some time before this, Eliashib the priest had been put in charge of the storerooms of The Temple of God. He was close to Tobiah and had made available to him a large storeroom that had been used to store Grain-Offerings, incense, worship vessels, and the tithes of grain, wine, and oil for the Levites, singers, and security guards, and the offerings for the priests.
Nehemiah 6:1 - When Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall and that there were no more breaks in it—even though I hadn’t yet installed the gates—Sanballat and Geshem sent this message: “Come and meet with us at Kephirim in the valley of Ono.”
Ezekiel 25:6 - “God, the Master, says, Because you clapped and cheered, venting all your malicious contempt against the land of Israel, I’ll step in and hand you out as loot—first come, first served. I’ll cross you off the roster of nations. There’ll be nothing left of you. And you’ll realize that I am God.” * * *
Ezekiel 25:8 - “God, the Master, says: Because Moab said, ‘Look, Judah’s nothing special,’ I’ll lay wide open the flank of Moab by exposing its lovely frontier villages to attack: Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim. I’ll lump Moab in with Ammon and give them to the people of the east for the taking. Ammon won’t be heard from again. I’ll punish Moab severely. And they’ll realize that I am God.” * * *
Nehemiah 4:7 - When Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the repairs of the walls of Jerusalem were going so well—that the breaks in the wall were being fixed—they were absolutely furious. They put their heads together and decided to fight against Jerusalem and create as much trouble as they could. We countered with prayer to our God and set a round-the-clock guard against them.
Nehemiah 2:19 - When Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard about it, they laughed at us, mocking, “Ha! What do you think you’re doing? Do you think you can cross the king?”

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The Message - When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about this, they were very upset, angry that anyone would come to look after the interests of the People of Israel.
新标点和合本 - 和伦人参巴拉，并为奴的亚扪人多比雅，听见有人来为以色列人求好处，就甚恼怒。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 和伦人参巴拉和作臣仆的亚扪人多比雅，听见有人来为以色列人争取利益，就很恼怒。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 和伦人参巴拉和作臣仆的亚扪人多比雅，听见有人来为以色列人争取利益，就很恼怒。
当代译本 - 和伦人参巴拉和官长亚扪人多比雅听到有人来帮以色列人谋求好处，非常不悦。
圣经新译本 - 和伦人参巴拉和作臣仆的亚扪人多比雅听见有人来到，要为以色列求利益，他们就非常恼怒。
中文标准译本 - 但贺伦人叁巴拉和作官的亚扪人托比亚听说了，就因有人来为以色列人谋福利而极其恼恨。
现代标点和合本 - 和伦人参巴拉并为奴的亚扪人多比雅听见有人来为以色列人求好处，就甚恼怒。
和合本（拼音版） - 和伦人参巴拉，并为奴的亚扪人多比雅，听见有人来为以色列人求好处，就甚恼怒。
New International Version - When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about this, they were very much disturbed that someone had come to promote the welfare of the Israelites.
New International Reader's Version - Sanballat and Tobiah heard about what was happening. Sanballat was a Horonite. Tobiah was an official from Ammon. They were very upset that someone had come to help the Israelites.
English Standard Version - But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite servant heard this, it displeased them greatly that someone had come to seek the welfare of the people of Israel.
New Living Translation - But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard of my arrival, they were very displeased that someone had come to help the people of Israel.
Christian Standard Bible - When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard that someone had come to pursue the prosperity of the Israelites, they were greatly displeased.
New American Standard Bible - And when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about it, it was very displeasing to them that someone had come to seek the welfare of the sons of Israel.
New King James Version - When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard of it, they were deeply disturbed that a man had come to seek the well-being of the children of Israel.
Amplified Bible - When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard this, it caused them great displeasure that someone had come to see about the welfare and prosperity of the Israelites.
American Standard Version - And when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly, for that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.
King James Version - When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.
New English Translation - When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard all this, they were very displeased that someone had come to seek benefit for the Israelites.
World English Bible - When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly, because a man had come to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.
新標點和合本 - 和倫人參巴拉，並為奴的亞捫人多比雅，聽見有人來為以色列人求好處，就甚惱怒。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 和倫人參巴拉和作臣僕的亞捫人多比雅，聽見有人來為以色列人爭取利益，就很惱怒。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 和倫人參巴拉和作臣僕的亞捫人多比雅，聽見有人來為以色列人爭取利益，就很惱怒。
當代譯本 - 和倫人參巴拉和官長亞捫人多比雅聽到有人來幫以色列人謀求好處，非常不悅。
聖經新譯本 - 和倫人參巴拉和作臣僕的亞捫人多比雅聽見有人來到，要為以色列求利益，他們就非常惱怒。
呂振中譯本 - 和倫人參巴拉和為奴的亞捫人多比雅聽見了這事，就大大不高興有人來為以色列人謀求福利。
中文標準譯本 - 但賀倫人叁巴拉和作官的亞捫人托比亞聽說了，就因有人來為以色列人謀福利而極其惱恨。
現代標點和合本 - 和倫人參巴拉並為奴的亞捫人多比雅聽見有人來為以色列人求好處，就甚惱怒。
文理和合譯本 - 和倫人參巴拉、亞捫人臣僕多比雅、聞有人至、欲裨益以色列族、則憂甚、
文理委辦譯本 - 和倫人撒八拉、亞捫人曾為僕人之多比、聞有人撫綏以色列族、則懷殷憂。
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 和倫人參巴拉、亞捫人曾為奴者多比雅、聞有人來、欲助以色列人、使之復興、則甚不悅、
Nueva Versión Internacional - Pero, al oír que alguien había llegado a ayudar a los israelitas, Sambalat el horonita y Tobías el siervo amonita se disgustaron mucho.
현대인의 성경 - 그러나 호론 사람 산발랏과 정부 관리가 된 암몬 사람 도비야가 이스라엘 사람의 복지를 위해 일할 사람이 온다는 말을 듣고 대단히 격분하였다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Когда хоронитянин Санбаллат и аммонитский вельможа Товия услышали об этом, они были крайне возмущены, что кто-то пришел заботиться о благе израильтян.
Восточный перевод - Когда хоронитянин Санбаллат и аммонитский вельможа Товия услышали об этом, они были крайне возмущены, что кто-то пришёл заботиться о благе исраильтян.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Когда хоронитянин Санбаллат и аммонитский вельможа Товия услышали об этом, они были крайне возмущены, что кто-то пришёл заботиться о благе исраильтян.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Когда хоронитянин Санбаллат и аммонитский вельможа Товия услышали об этом, они были крайне возмущены, что кто-то пришёл заботиться о благе исроильтян.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Quand Sanballat, le Horonite, et Tobiya, le fonctionnaire ammonite , apprirent mon arrivée, ils furent très mécontents que quelqu’un soit venu pour œuvrer au bien des Israélites.
リビングバイブル - ところが、私がユーフラテス川の西の地方に来たことを知り、腹を立てた人物がいました。ホロン人サヌバラテと、アモン人の役人トビヤです。この二人は、イスラエルに手を貸そうとする者の存在が許せなかったのです。
Nova Versão Internacional - Sambalate, o horonita, e Tobias, o oficial amonita, ficaram muito irritados quando viram que havia gente interessada no bem dos israelitas.
Hoffnung für alle - Der Statthalter Sanballat aus Bet-Horon und Tobija, sein Beauftragter für die Provinz Ammon, wurden zornig, als sie hörten, dass jemand den Israeliten helfen wollte.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Nhưng San-ba-lát, người Hô-rôn và Tô-bia, là đầy tớ Am-môn, nghe tôi đến thì tỏ vẻ rất bất bình, vì thấy có người muốn giúp cho Ít-ra-ên hưng thịnh.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - เมื่อสันบาลลัทชาวโฮโรนาอิมและโทบียาห์ข้าราชการชาวอัมโมนได้ยินเรื่องนี้ก็ไม่พอใจที่มีคนมาส่งเสริมสวัสดิภาพของชนอิสราเอล
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - แต่เมื่อสันบาลลัทชาวโฮโรน และโทบียาห์เจ้าหน้าที่ชาวอัมโมน ทราบเรื่องนี้ จึงไม่พอใจเป็นอย่างยิ่ง ที่มีคนเข้ามาสนใจทุกข์สุขของชาวอิสราเอล

Nehemiah 13:1 - Also on that same day there was a reading from the Book of Moses in the hearing of the people. It was found written there that no Ammonite or Moabite was permitted to enter the congregation of God, because they hadn’t welcomed the People of Israel with food and drink; they even hired Balaam to work against them by cursing them, but our God turned the curse into a blessing. When they heard the reading of The Revelation, they excluded all foreigners from Israel. * * *
Psalms 122:6 - Pray for Jerusalem’s peace! Prosperity to all you Jerusalem-lovers! Friendly insiders, get along! Hostile outsiders, keep your distance! For the sake of my family and friends, I say it again: live in peace! For the sake of the house of our God, God, I’ll do my very best for you.
Numbers 22:4 - Moab spoke to the leaders of Midian: “Look, this mob is going to clean us out—a bunch of crows picking a carcass clean.” Balak son of Zippor, who was king of Moab at that time, sent emissaries to get Balaam son of Beor, who lived at Pethor on the banks of the Euphrates River, his homeland.
Acts 5:24 - The chief of the Temple police and the high priests were puzzled. “What’s going on here anyway?”
Jeremiah 48:34 - “Heshbon and Elealeh will cry out, and the people in Jahaz will hear the cries. They will hear them all the way from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah. Even the waters of Nimrim will be dried up.
Ezra 4:4 - So these people started beating down the morale of the people of Judah, harassing them as they built. They even hired propagandists to sap their resolve. They kept this up for about fifteen years, throughout the lifetime of Cyrus king of Persia and on into the reign of Darius king of Persia.
Ezra 4:6 - In fact, in the reign of Xerxes, at the beginning of his reign, they wrote an accusation against those living in Judah and Jerusalem.
Ezra 4:7 - Again later, in the time of Artaxerxes, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and their associates wrote regarding the Jerusalem business to Artaxerxes king of Persia. The letter was written in Aramaic and translated. (What follows is written in Aramaic.)
Ezra 4:8 - Rehum the commanding officer and Shimshai the secretary wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king as follows: From: Rehum the commanding officer and Shimshai the secretary, backed by the rest of their associates, the judges and officials over the people from Tripolis, Persia, Erech, and Babylon, Elamites of Susa, and all the others whom the great and honorable Ashurbanipal deported and settled in the city of Samaria and other places in the land across the Euphrates. (This is the copy of the letter they sent to him.) To: King Artaxerxes from your servants from the land across the Euphrates. We are here to inform the king that the Jews who came from you to us have arrived in Jerusalem and have set about rebuilding that rebellious and evil city. They are busy at work finishing the walls and rebuilding the foundations. The king needs to know that once that city is rebuilt and the wall completed they will no longer pay a penny of tribute, tax, or duty. The royal treasury will feel the loss. We’re loyal to the king and cannot sit idly by while our king is being insulted—that’s why we are passing this information on. We suggest that you look into the court records of your ancestors; you’ll learn from those books that that city is a rebellious city, a thorn in the side to kings and provinces, a historic center of unrest and revolt. That’s why the city was wiped out. We are letting the king know that if that city gets rebuilt and its walls restored, you’ll end up with nothing in your province beyond the Euphrates.
Ezra 4:17 - The king sent his reply to Rehum the commanding officer, Shimshai the secretary, and the rest of their associates who lived in Samaria and other places beyond the Euphrates. Peace be with you. The letter that you sent has been translated and read to me. I gave orders to search the records, and sure enough it turns out that this city has revolted against kings time and again—rebellion is an old story there. I find that they’ve had their share of strong kings who have taken over beyond the Euphrates and exacted taxes, tribute, and duty. So do this: Order these men to stop work immediately—not a lick of rebuilding in that city unless I order it. Act quickly and firmly; they’ve done enough damage to kings!
Ezra 4:23 - The letter of King Artaxerxes was read to Rehum and Shimshai the secretary and their associates. They lost no time. They went to the Jews in Jerusalem and made them quit work.
Isaiah 15:5 - Oh, how I grieve for Moab! Refugees stream to Zoar and then on to Eglath-shelishiyah. Up the slopes of Luhith they weep; on the road to Horonaim they cry their loss. The springs of Nimrim are dried up— grass brown, buds stunted, nothing grows. They leave, carrying all their possessions on their backs, everything they own, Making their way as best they can across Willow Creek to safety. Poignant cries reverberate all through Moab, Gut-wrenching sobs as far as Eglaim, heart-racking sobs all the way to Beer-elim. The banks of the Dibon crest with blood, but God has worse in store for Dibon: A lion—a lion to finish off the fugitives, to clean up whoever’s left in the land.
Nehemiah 4:1 - When Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall he exploded in anger, vilifying the Jews. In the company of his Samaritan cronies and military he let loose: “What are these miserable Jews doing? Do they think they can get everything back to normal overnight? Make building stones out of make-believe?”
Nehemiah 4:3 - At his side, Tobiah the Ammonite jumped in and said, “That’s right! What do they think they’re building? Why, if a fox climbed that wall, it would fall to pieces under his weight.” * * *
Proverbs 27:4 - We’re blasted by anger and swamped by rage, but who can survive jealousy?
Acts 19:27 - “Not only is our little business in danger of falling apart, but the temple of our famous goddess Artemis will certainly end up a pile of rubble as her glorious reputation fades to nothing. And this is no mere local matter—the whole world worships our Artemis!”
Nehemiah 13:4 - Some time before this, Eliashib the priest had been put in charge of the storerooms of The Temple of God. He was close to Tobiah and had made available to him a large storeroom that had been used to store Grain-Offerings, incense, worship vessels, and the tithes of grain, wine, and oil for the Levites, singers, and security guards, and the offerings for the priests.
Nehemiah 6:1 - When Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall and that there were no more breaks in it—even though I hadn’t yet installed the gates—Sanballat and Geshem sent this message: “Come and meet with us at Kephirim in the valley of Ono.”
Ezekiel 25:6 - “God, the Master, says, Because you clapped and cheered, venting all your malicious contempt against the land of Israel, I’ll step in and hand you out as loot—first come, first served. I’ll cross you off the roster of nations. There’ll be nothing left of you. And you’ll realize that I am God.” * * *
Ezekiel 25:8 - “God, the Master, says: Because Moab said, ‘Look, Judah’s nothing special,’ I’ll lay wide open the flank of Moab by exposing its lovely frontier villages to attack: Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim. I’ll lump Moab in with Ammon and give them to the people of the east for the taking. Ammon won’t be heard from again. I’ll punish Moab severely. And they’ll realize that I am God.” * * *
Nehemiah 4:7 - When Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the repairs of the walls of Jerusalem were going so well—that the breaks in the wall were being fixed—they were absolutely furious. They put their heads together and decided to fight against Jerusalem and create as much trouble as they could. We countered with prayer to our God and set a round-the-clock guard against them.
Nehemiah 2:19 - When Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard about it, they laughed at us, mocking, “Ha! What do you think you’re doing? Do you think you can cross the king?”